Lagos Police Command Arrest 38 Suspected Cultists

According to Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Bala Elkana, youths from Idiroko, Adeola and Ajose of Owutu area in Ikorodu, engaged themselves in a supremacy fight at Idiroko area, Owutu, Ikorodu on 16 July and that in the process, attacked passers-by and damaged some vehicles within the area.

Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested 38 suspected cultists in Ikorodu area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria.

According to Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Bala Elkana, youths from Idiroko, Adeola and Ajose of Owutu area in Ikorodu, engaged themselves in a supremacy fight at Idiroko area, Owutu, Ikorodu on 16 July and that in the process, attacked passers-by and damaged some vehicles within the area.

He said combined teams of policemen mobilized to the scene, successfully brought the situation under control and restored normalcy to the area. Elkana said 38 suspects were arrested and taken to Taskforce office in Oshodi for prosecution, saying that security had been beefed up in the area to forestall further threat to law and order.